Beef
Ag college to stop students coming in contact with cattle until full herd is tested for TB
An agricultural college in Durham has made the decision to stop its students coming into contact with the herd of...
Rural Life
Dairy
Holstein UK announces 2021 Premier Herd Competition finalists
Seven of the UK's top dairy herds have been put forward as finalists in Holstein UK’s 2021 Premier Herd Competition....
Rural Life
Police launch investigation after teenager is stabbed on a farm in Dorset
Police in Dorset have launched an investigation after a teenager was stabbed after an altercation on a farm in Dorset....
N.Ireland
Antrim farmer fined £1,500 for animal welfare offence
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £1,500 after it was discovered he transported an animal to an abattoir that...
Rural Life
Tractor overturns in collision on A47 slip road
Motorists in Norwich are being advised to avoid the A47 near Little Melton due to a collision between a tractor...
Rural Life
Lincolnshire man receives suspended sentence for illegal waste burning
A Lincolnshire man has been given a suspended prison sentence and his van and funds confiscated at Lincoln Crown Court,...
N.Ireland
28-year-old killed in Co. Tyrone quad accident
Police have confirmed a 28-year-old was killed in a quad accident in Co. Tyrone on Tuesday (August 17). The incident...
Environment
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Rural Life
3 farms in North Wiltshire hit by gang of GPS thieves
Three farms in the North Wiltshire area were struck by a gang of thieves who stole GPS systems from tractors...
Rural Life
#SaveGeronimo campaign is ‘undermining the current TB controls’
A campaign to save an alpaca called Geronimo in the UK - #SaveGeronimo - who has twice tested positive for...
Rural Life
HSE issues safety call to farmers after a series of farm fatalities
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farmers to make safety a priority to reduce the number of deaths...
Rural Life
Blazing baler extinguished by Cornwall fire crews
Fire crews in Cornwall were called to the scene of a baler fire in Padstow yesterday afternoon (August 17). A...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee learns about ‘scientific approach’ to greener farming in Co. Tyrone
Members of Stormont's Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs committee visited a farm in Co. Tyrone to see for themselves the...
N.Ireland
2 arrests made as part of rural crime clampdown in Down
Two arrests were made for criminal offences during vehicle checkpoints conducted as part of an operation targeting rural crime in...
Rural Life
Farm partnership fined £18,000 after worker fell from excavator
A farm partnership in North Yorkshire has been fined £18,000 after a self-employed farm worker fell around 3m from a...
Rural Life
Appeal for info launched as up to 45 sheep stolen from Cheshire field
Police in Cheshire have appealed for information relating to the theft up to 45 sheep from a field in Northwich,...
Rural Life
Agricultural fatal injury rate in the UK was 20 times higher than the all-industry rate
Solutions to the ongoing farm safety dilemma in the UK were discussed at a webinar organised by Farmers’ Union of...
Rural Life
Broadband rollout trial to target hard-to-reach homes through UK’s water pipes
Fibre broadband cables could be fed through the country’s water pipes as part of the government’s plan to speed up...
